Hi everyone:
Mine Oh Mine! When I first saw the hundred of posts listed under PNLK bookmark, I thought PNLK has news over the weekend that I didn't see yet. Was I Wrong! The emotion over Clinton's acquittal was quite high on both sides of the fence.
From ztect to Dixie 7777 "I don't understand the depth and intensity of your hate....nor do I really understand hate in general....."
Z, here is a quick test for you: What is your emotional response when someone you trust lie to you? Do you 'hate' it???
Believe it or not, we, human, are emotional being. And one of the most common factor that always guarantee a strong emotional response is 'being lied to'.
When we were children, we 'hated' being lied to by our parents who promised us 'play time' but later broke their promise because they were busy…
When we were teenagers, we 'hated' being lied to by our friends for whatever reasons they had.
When we were adults, we 'hated' being lied to by girlfriends, wives, boyfriends, or husbands.
When we were employees, we 'hated' being lied to by our bosses.
When we were employers, we 'hated' being lied to by our employees.
When we were parents, we 'hated' being lied to by own children.
And
When we were old enough to care enough about our government to get involved and participated in the machinery of the political system, we 'hated' being lied to by the very people we were trying to support.
Everyone, ask yourself the question, what was your emotional response when you were being lied to from each stage of your life as listed above. I bet it will be quite strong, am I wrong?
As we can all see, 'being lied to' has been around for centuries and it has never failed to elicit strong emotion every time one is being lied to. Because of this historical pattern, our cultural has learned to tolerate some public lies. Sure, everyone 'knows' politician lies. And the general public accepts that fact as long as they are not being lied to directly. The problem of 'being lied to' is that, sometimes, it involves insulting the victim's intelligence.
"Honey, I don't have an affair!" said the husband with lipstick on his neck.
"Dad, I didn't drink any beer at the party!" said the 12 years old whose face was all red from the booze and his beer stench could be detected from far away…
Despite the 'technicality' loophole that Clinton somehow got away with 'perjuring' himself at the Grand Jury as claimed by Clinton's supporters, there were enough people who just didn't like the perception that the President of the U.S. lied under Oath in the Grand Jury. The 'technicality' only moved the 'lie' to the borderline case but did not completely eliminate it in the eyes of many. And the attempt to use 'technicality' to escape 'perjuring' only ended up insulting the intelligence of those who believed he did lied under oath.
Sure, as we already noticed, 'being lied to' has been around since human beings begin to learn to speak; but this is a necessary evil that we all learned to live with and try to minimize. But the perception of being 'lied to' by the most powerful man in the world under Oath within the legal system is the ultimate lie that really hit too close to home to some people. It undermines our everlasting effort to teach our young generation that 'lying' is not a good virtue. If you look at it from this point of view, you can understand why there are so much 'hate' going on regarding this issue.
Well, again the above is my opinion only.
Remember everyone, for the reason discussed above, it is ever more important for everyone to follow his/her own thinking and analysis. In other words, To Each His Own..
And
Prosperity to ALL!
btw: garz, welcome abroad!
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